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ALPINE-CVE-2022-48303
ALPINE-CVE-2022-48303
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
Record from OSV · Published January 30, 2023
GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tar | Alpine:v3.18 | 1.34-r2 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.22 | 1.34-r2 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.21 | 1.34-r2 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.19 | 1.34-r2 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.17 | 1.34-r2 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.16 | 1.34-r1 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.23 | 1.34-r2 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.14 | 1.34-r1 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.15 | 1.34-r1 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.20 | 1.34-r2 |
| tar | Alpine:v3.24 | 1.34-r2 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | tar | 1.22-r1, 1.23-r1, 1.24-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | tar | 0, 1.21-r0, 1.22-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | tar | 1.29-r1, 0, 1.21-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | tar | 0, 1.22-r1, 1.23-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | tar | 1.32-r1, 0, 1.21-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | tar | 1.29-r0, 0, 1.21-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | tar | 0, 1.24-r0, 1.32-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | tar | 1.26-r1, 1.27-r0, 1.29-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | tar | 1.22-r0, 1.23-r0, 1.24-r0 |
| Alpine | tar | |
| Alpine:v3.20 | tar | 1.21-r0, 1.23-r0, 1.23-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | tar | 0 |
Timeline
- Jan 30, 2023 CVE Published
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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